Popular baby names in Georgia, 2018

The most popular baby names in Georgia in 2018 were Ava for girls (677 babies) and William for boys (643). Ava ranked #3 nationally for girls. William ranked #3 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 98,449 babies born in Georgia in 2018 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Georgia in 2018

Names given at least 15 times in Georgia that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Ansley: 90 babies, 9.5× the national rate
Kyndall: 28 babies, 4.7× the national rate
Harmoni: 41 babies, 4.3× the national rate
Marleigh: 31 babies, 4× the national rate
Anniston: 24 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Malaysia: 64 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Kennedi: 71 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Sariyah: 35 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Journee: 136 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Zuri: 102 babies, 3.3× the national rate

Boys

Braylen: 75 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Jamir: 45 babies, 4× the national rate
Chandler: 58 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Princeton: 74 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Emory: 27 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Mekhi: 40 babies, 3× the national rate
Zaire: 33 babies, 3× the national rate
Jayceon: 82 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Malik: 72 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Jasiah: 40 babies, 2.9× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Georgia, 2018

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017	US rank
1	Ava	677	–	3
2	Olivia	525	–	2
3	Emma	518	–	1
4	Amelia	426	↑5	8
5	Isabella	420	↓1	4
6	Charlotte	389	↓1	6
7	Harper	359	↑1	9
8	Sophia	328	↑3	5
9	Elizabeth	306	↑1	13
10	Abigail	282	↓3	11
11	Madison	277	↓5	22
12	Mia	268	–	7
13	Evelyn	266	↑2	10
14	Skylar	258	↓1	49
15	Chloe	256	↑1	25
16	Ella	243	↑3	15
17	Riley	239	↓3	28
18	Emily	233	↓1	12
19	Avery	225	↑1	16
20	Caroline	223	↑3	56
21	Aria	218	↑4	19
22	Layla	214	–	27
23	Sofia	214	↑4	17
24	Zoey	208	↓6	29
25	Nova	206	new	55
26	Mila	198	new	14
27	Brooklyn	196	↑11	47
28	Aubrey	193	↓7	37
29	Serenity	190	↑5	75
30	Naomi	189	↑10	64
31	Paisley	187	↓2	52
32	Scarlett	186	↓8	20
33	Addison	183	↓5	35
34	Grace	179	↑9	24
35	Kennedy	177	↑4	59
36	Lillian	176	↓10	34
37	Lily	174	↑7	31
38	Camila	173	↑8	18
39	Autumn	171	new	77
40	Savannah	171	↓8	45
41	Victoria	170	↓6	21
42	Bella	169	↓9	48
43	Ellie	163	↑7	36
44	Zoe	162	↓7	40
45	Luna	159	new	23
46	Genesis	158	↑3	57
47	Eleanor	157	↓2	32
48	Nevaeh	157	new	83
49	Nora	156	new	30
50	Hannah	151	↓19	33

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017	US rank
1	William	643	–	3
2	Noah	631	–	2
3	Elijah	540	↑1	7
4	Liam	538	↑2	1
5	James	495	–	4
6	Mason	470	↓3	9
7	Carter	400	↑2	24
8	Logan	386	–	10
9	John	384	↑4	26
10	Aiden	373	↓3	19
11	Ethan	367	–	12
12	Jackson	359	↑2	17
13	Michael	358	↑2	14
14	Jacob	350	↓4	13
15	Benjamin	339	↓3	6
16	Lucas	331	↑6	8
17	Daniel	320	↑4	15
18	Samuel	313	–	21
19	Alexander	312	↑8	11
20	Asher	309	↑22	47
21	Henry	306	↑8	16
22	Wyatt	305	↑2	27
23	Oliver	301	↑10	5
24	Grayson	300	↓4	32
25	Josiah	298	–	52
26	Joshua	291	↑5	40
27	Christopher	290	↑3	42
28	Caleb	285	↑16	45
29	David	280	↓13	22
30	Dylan	267	↑6	31
31	Luke	264	↓5	30
32	Thomas	264	↑5	49
33	Christian	263	↓10	54
34	Jaxon	259	↑14	39
35	Gabriel	258	–	35
36	Charles	257	↓4	53
37	Jayden	255	↓18	29
38	Joseph	254	↓4	23
39	Matthew	254	↓22	20
40	Bryson	252	↓12	92
41	Isaiah	249	↑2	51
42	Levi	247	↓4	33
43	Hudson	246	↑4	55
44	Jeremiah	236	↓5	64
45	Sebastian	229	↓5	18
46	Owen	228	new	25
47	Kingston	221	new	>100
48	Kayden	218	new	97
49	Landon	217	↑1	61
50	Andrew	216	↓9	43

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